Too funny how everyone has the best way of learning. 
Iâm in the learning to freemount as you learn to ride way of thinking.
I believe body protection (helmet, gloves, knee/shin pads, elbow pads, and lots of clothing) will help you avoid injuries and provide a mental boost to try hard (while not getting hurt).
Donât overthink it.
Youâre learning to ride a unicycle, not become a chess grandmaster.
Itâs a very counterintuitive action required to ride a unicycle.
So you need repetition to override the tentative body saving actions that have worked all of your life.
For example⌠all of your life when you fall forward your body naturally leans back and tries to save itself from falling down. On a unicycle when you start to fall forward you have to pedal harder into the fall to bring the unicycle back under you to save yourself.
Pushing harder into a fall just seems so wrong in the beginning.
Once your brain starts to re-write these connections, then the riding and fun begins.
I think shorter sessions work. Sure you can keep going but I think thatâs when mistakes are made and the possibility of getting hurt goes up.
I think you should be aggressive when learning. Lean forward so you fall forward (safer than fall backwards). Learn to fall off of the unicycle early in the learning process so itâs not scary anymore (judo roll).
Trying to be as safe as possible and riding tentatively, I think, leads to very bad accidents (falling backwards).
If you are still worried about getting hurt then learn on grass.
Yes itâs a little harder surface to learn on but not that much.
Youâll feel safer on it and once you do learn to ride on grass youâll be able to ride on any other surface presented to you. Every other surface will feel incredibly easy to ride on.
This is, of course, just what I believe works but it is the best way! 